BBC Coverage of Phytophthora Pathogen in Wales
BBC Coverage of Phytophthora Pathogen in Wales Last night the BBC gave coverage to the phytophthora pathogen problems in Wales and tonight Forest Research will be on the news. To watch the programme, go to the BBC i-player, BBC One – The One Show 27 March, the feature piece on FR and tree diseases is […]
BS 5837 New Edition Now Available
BS 5837 New Edition Now Available The revised edition of the BS 5837 2012: Trees in relation to design, demolition and construction – Recommendations was published on 10 April and will come into effect on 30 April 2012. The standard outlines the ‘Principles and procedures for achieving a harmonious and sustainable relationship between trees and […]
ICF Announces New Fellows
The Institute is pleased to announce that two of its members have been promoted to the status of Fellows of the ICF. Shireen Chambers FICFor and Nick Mottram FICFor were made Fellows in April after unanimous approval was given at a recent ICF Council Meeting in Edinburgh. Through her role on the Independent Panel for […]
ICF Seeks Deputy Director
The Institute of Chartered Foresters (ICF) is seeking an experienced senior forestry or arboricultural professional to join its team. The successful applicant will be based near Oxford and will report directly to Executive Director and ICF Fellow Shireen Chambers in Edinburgh. Describing the new post Shireen said: “This position is really important for the strategic […]
ICF Announces Important Films on Catastrophic Plant Disease
The ICF National Conference was today used as a launch pad for two important films intended to combat the threat to Britain’s woodlands posed by two devastating Phytophthora pathogens, Phytophthora ramorum and Phytophthora kernoviae. The films, which come in short and long versions, provide vital information and advice on how to prevent the spread of […]
Landowners Urged to Fight Tree Killer
FC Scotland are urging landowners and woodland managers in the west of Scotland to look out for larch infection to help contain the spread of Phytophthora ramorum (P. ramorum) and limit the damage to valuable woodlands in the area.
Forestry Removed from GLA
The UK Government’s announcement that forestry has been removed from the scope of the Gangmaster Licensing Authority (GLA) has been welcomed broadly across the whole of the forestry sector. The announcement comes on the back of a sustained campaign led by Confor to remove the GLA remit from forestry, which is unaffected by the problems […]
Hackney Council Puts Wood First
Hackney Council has become the first English local authority to promote timber construction as part of its planning policy. The Council recently hosted a Wood First conference for developers, architects and planning officials from other local government bodies to encourage the use of timber as a first choice building material for construction projects. Wood for […]
Boom Time for Scottish Timber
Recent figures have revealed that the Scottish timber industry is undergoing a sustained and healthy period of growth, with timber harvests showing an increase of over half a million cubic tons from 2010 to 2011. The Scottish timber boom has also seen an increase of seven per cent more sawn timber emerging from Scottish sawmills […]
“Ash Dieback” Threat to UK Ash Trees
“Ash Dieback” Threat to UK Ash Trees Symptoms of ash dieback have been discovered in trees imported from Holland by a nursery in the South East of England, prompting serious concerns about the potential spread of the disease among Britain’s ash tree population. 2000 infected young trees were purchased from a supplier in Holland and […]